Intimacy after Trauma
Trauma can leave deep, invisible scars that affect every part of a relationship—including trust, closeness, and physical intimacy. If one or both of you have experienced assault or trauma, it can feel like your relationship is frozen between longing and fear, connection and distance. You may want to feel close again, but not know how—or feel unsure whether it’s even safe to try.
I help couples gently and respectfully navigate these tender spaces, at a pace that honors both partners' boundaries and needs. In therapy, we explore how trauma may be showing up in your relationship—through fear, avoidance, guilt, or frustration—and we work together to create new ways of being emotionally and physically close without pressure or shame.
Healing intimacy is a slow, sacred process. It doesn’t mean rushing into what hurts—it means building a foundation where both partners feel emotionally safe, sexually respected, and mutually supported. This is the kind of work that changes lives. And it starts with reaching out.